Nutrition

The EYN Partnership is committed to improving nutrition standards for children in the early years. Nutrition during this critical period impacts children’s healthy growth, development and long-term outcomes. Learn more about the importance of nutrition in the first years of a child’s life.

Settings

The future outcomes and lifetime health of young children can be influenced by good nutrition early in their lives. Early years settings play a key role in supporting the nutritional needs of young children and the EYN Partnership is here to support you.

Parents

Nutrition in a child’s early years impacts their growth, development and long-term outcomes. The EYN Partnership want to give you confidence that you’re providing your child with the nutrition they need – whether at home or when they’re in a childcare setting.

Karen Bone

Karen Bone

Cheshire

Registered Associate Nutritionist

BA Hons Health Promotion; MSc Public Health Nutrition

Karen moved into nutrition after a career in a variety of executive business and communication support roles, prompted by a personal interest in nutrition and the impact of food availablity in schools for her own children.

Karen's work and research experience has primarily been within primary schools, evaluating school meals provision and supporting health & well-being events, as well as successfully campaigning for the implementation of school meals in her local primary school. Karen is particularly interested in nutrition in education and nutrition policy in schools and early years settings.

The Early Years Nutrition Partnership (EYN Partnership) will initially be funded by Danone Ecosysteme and Danone Early Life Nutrition. Danone Ecosysteme is an internationally recognised fund, which supports social enterprises and initiatives worldwide. The EYN Partnership is the first UK beneficiary of this fund.

The EYN Partnership nutrition professionals are either Registered Nutritionists or Dietitians with with at least a bachelor’s degree in a nutritional or dietetic science and experience in early years nutrition. They are bound by the Association for Nutrition and the British Dietetic Association respectively to continue professional development and follow standards of ethics, conduct and performance. This means you can be assured that their advice will always be up to date with the latest recommended guidance and practice. Occasionally, we will have a nutrition professional join the EYN Partnership with the same experience and qualification, but who is currently undergoing the registration process.